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Bahraich:
A leopard was killed after being hit by some unidentified vehicle on Nanpara-Lakhimpur road in Katarniaghat wildlife division.
The leopard, said to be around four-year-old, was killed on Wednesday night when it was hit by some vehicle in Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary area, forest officials said.
Project officer of WWF, Dabeer Hasan said a panel of doctors would conduct the post-mortem on Friday to ascertain cause of death.
He said as per 2005 counting, there are 32 leopards in the Sanctuary.
The Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area, spread over in around 400 square km, in the upper Gangetic plain in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich district.
The leopard, said to be around four-year-old, was killed on Wednesday night when it was hit by some vehicle in Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary area, forest officials said.
Project officer of WWF, Dabeer Hasan said a panel of doctors would conduct the post-mortem on Friday to ascertain cause of death.
He said as per 2005 counting, there are 32 leopards in the Sanctuary.
The Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area, spread over in around 400 square km, in the upper Gangetic plain in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich district.
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